Academy of Health Professions staff members, from left to

right. Dawn Shuster, Nehal Ghodasara (department chair) and

Deborah Hart

In This Issue

Program Spotlight

Upcoming Events

Academy of Health

Professions

Family Resources

Sollers Activities and

Recognitions

Principal’s Message

News from the

School Nurse &

School Counseling 1901 Delvale Avenue Dundalk , MD 21222

410-887-7075 Email: http://sollerspoinths.bcps.org Twitter: @sollerspt

Spotlight on the Academy of Health Professions

Overview of Program

Healthcare is an expanding field filled with growth opportunities, within the United States. Overall, individuals are living much longer, and there is an increase in the aging population. New technologies are always emerging. There are numerous job opportunities for healthcare workers such as: Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, Radiology Technicians, Certified Nursing Assistants, Pharmacists, Laboratory Assis-tants, etc. If this sounds interesting to you, Allied Health should be in your possible career choices.

Skills Learned in Level I (Course 1 and 2)

In the first year of the Academy of Health Professions, students learn about different healthcare careers and basics healthcare knowledge. This includes, but is not limited to, handwashing, intake and output, legal and ethical rights, vitals signs, infection control, communication, health care systems, medical math, and medical terminolo-gy. In Allied Health I students complete a Chemistry course, which is very critical to students wishing to pursue a career in any health field.

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Sollers Point Technical High School September, 2017

Upcoming Events

School Closings Rosh Hashanah—September 21, 2017

Upcoming Magnet Infor-mation Applications for the 2018-2019 school year will be available on the Office of Mag-net Programs web-site at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Vist the OMP website for more information: http://www.bcps.org/offices/omp/ Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 17, 2017

Magnet Expo—

September 16th @ The Radisson in Timo-nium 10:00 AM– 2:00 PM

Skills Learned in Level II (Course 3 and 4)

In the second year of the program students gain the knowledge and skills required to become a certified nursing assistant (Course 3). Clinical skills such as bathing, bedmaking, vital signs, feeding patients, assisting with activities of daily living (ADL’s), etc. are learned in the classroom and practiced in a simulated lab setting. Curriculum content from both years is re-enforced in the computer lab using e-learning modules and interactive exercises while integrating technology. The ro-bust software provided by HealthCenter 21, consists of two programs: Healthcare Foundations and Multi-Skilled Assistant. Course 4 is the Pharmacy Technician course in which students learn the knowledge they need in order to prepare for the ExCPT (Examination for Certified Pharmacy Technicians). The pharmacy techni-cian course teaches students the uses of various medications, how to read and prepare prescriptions, pharmacy operations, medical terminology, medical mathe-matics, and prevalent disease/disorders.

Allied Health II students complete an Anatomy & Physiology course; learning about the various body systems, disorders and preventive health maintenance for each, and how it interrelates with patient care, illness, and disease processes.

At the end of the second year of the Academy of Health professions, students are completing the clinical hours’ portion of the program in various units at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The hospital provides a real life setting for the students to practice the skills they have been preparing for in the skills lab. Upon successful completion of the requirements, students may be eligible to take the Certified Nursing Assistant exam and become licensed as a CNA through the Mar-yland Board of Nursing. Students will then have the opportunity to work in Intern-ships, continue with their college pre-requisites, or attend their home school full time.

*This June, 31 students earned their Certified Nursing Assistant license

by successfully completing the required courses listed above and a

40 hour clinical rotation at

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medi-

cal Center

Business Partners/Internships

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Johns Hopkins Care Center

Certifications to be Earned/Articulated Credits

Certified Nursing Assistant

Licensed Pharmacy Technician

Health Care Provider CPR Certification

3 articulated credits (CCBC)

Contact Information for Teachers:

Nehal Ghodasara nghodasara@bcps.org

Dawn Shuster dshuster3@bcps.org

Deb Hart dhart@bcps.org

Principal’s Message for September

Welcome to the 2017-18 school year at Sollers Point Tech.

The faculty at Sollers Point Technical High School are excited to begin instruction in our academic

and technical program areas. Our vision and mission focuses on providing authentic and rigorous

instruction in order to develop students who are career and college ready while also ensuring that

every student completes a career and technical program and earns an industry certification or license.

In our effort to ensure grading and reporting practices are equitable, accurate, specific and timely,

BCPS has updated Policy and Rule 5210 to ensure that grading practices are supportive of student

learning. Beginning September 5th, all instructors at Sollers Point Technical High will use a 100 point

grading scale with the option of assigning a zero (0) for assignments that are not submitted for

feedback or a grade. One important facet of this grading scale is that all assignments will fall into one

of three categories, Major, Minor and Practice. Practice assignments will be entered to show a stu-

dent’s growth towards mastery of a particular standard. Major assignments may include projects, ex-

tended labs, culminating performances, research reports, unit tests, culminating events, PBAs

(Performance-Based assessments), and extended essays and will be weighted at 35-40% of the total

grade for the class. Minor assignments may include daily classwork, homework assigned after in-

struction, practice and feedback, discussions, learning checks (quiz), and brief constructed responses

and will be weighted at 60-65% of the class grade.

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Counseling Corner

Whether returning from last year or just recently accepting a seat and joining us, a new school

year brings change and excitement. Regardless of your situation, we welcome you! Here in

the school counseling office we work hard to establish a comfortable and safe environment for

all students to have their many individual and unique needs met. Sometimes we are changing

schedules, other times navigating a challenging situation with a peer, constructing a path for

your post-secondary plans, or sometimes working through some emotional obstacles with pa-

tience and empathy. Our job here is to design and implement a comprehensive program made

up of activities to enhance the learning process for all students in the academic, personal/

social, and career domains. We will engage in individual counseling, classroom guidance ac-

tivities, and even school-wide initiatives to get to know and better serve our students. No mat-

ter your goals, we want to help you get there. Keep your eyes out for various announcements

and activities to help support our efforts. And, whether you need resources or just an ear

please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. We’re looking forward to a great year and can’t

wait to partner with all of you!

Taryn Grey, LCPC, M. Ed.

Department Chair, School Counseling

Safety and security is a critical foundation of our success. More than 165 video cameras have been

installed in the hallways and common areas. Our outside doors are on automatic locks and faculty and

staff will be monitoring the bathrooms and hallways between classes. Sollers Point in conjunction with

the entire district will monitor period attendance and lateness through the BCPS One Student Infor-

mation System. BCPS One parent login information is located at this address: https://mybcps.bcps.org/

ManageProfile.aspx.

Students may use the steps on the Delvale Ave. side of the school to enter the building from 7:15 a.m.

to 7:45 a.m. After 7:45 a.m., students will need to use the primary school entrance on the parking lot or

CCBC side of the complex for security reasons. Parents may also drop off students using the parking

lot access loop on the CCBC side complex as well. Student parking passes for the entire year are

$10.00. Students who ride a bus each morning will be dropped off from the bus loop. Parents and stu-

dents may not use or park in the bus loop between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with you

this year.

Michael L. Weglein, Principal

mweglein@bcps.org

Visit https://www.bcps.org/offices/omp for an

online application and guidelines.

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